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by jfktrey 3239 days ago
It almost seems impossible to use the internet for even a day without having some usage information leaked to Google.
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Even if you don't install any GApps, Android would still ping Google servers. I can't remember exactly since it was a while ago, but IIRC it was some hardcoded NTP server.

Not much but still a heartbeat per GeoIP.

Not to mention the captive portal redirect URL